Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Between African American and Non-African American Women.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) disproportionately affects women of African ancestry, but well-powered studies to explore differences in severity of disease and clinical outcomes are lacking.

Objective

To compare the clinical characteristics, presentation, and outcomes of PPCM between African American and non-African American women.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study using data from January 1, 1986, through December 31, 2016, performed at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, a tertiary referral center serving a population with a high proportion of African American individuals, included 220 women with PPCM.

Main outcomes and measures

Demographic and clinical characteristics and echocardiographic findings at pre

SUBMITTER: Irizarry OC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5815055 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature